After losing her legs below the knee at 19 to bacterial
meningitis and then needing a kidney transplant, Amy Purdy went on to win
snowboarding medals, meet Madonna, and place second on Dancing with the Stars.
Her riveting memoir, On My Own Two Feet, is shot through with
honesty, compassion, a sunny steeliness, and, above all, a sense of humor:
"When you have prosthetics, you can never again just dash
out of the house with a purse, some lipstick, and your phone. My bag was
filled with all kinds of tools, because I could never be sure when a screw or
bolt would come loose...which is why I always left home with at least
an Allen wrench."
